diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
index 1c822f929e..df40c9b8de 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
@@ -536,11 +536,6 @@ static inline void
 afs_putname(afs_name_t name) {
     putname((char *)name);
 }
-
-static inline void
-afs_set_name(afs_name_t name, char *string) {
-    name = string;
-}
 #else
 typedef struct filename *afs_name_t;
 
@@ -553,11 +548,6 @@ static inline void
 afs_putname(afs_name_t name) {
     kmem_cache_free(names_cachep, (void *)name);
 }
-
-static inline void
-afs_set_name(afs_name_t aname, char *string) {
-    aname->name = string;
-}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* AFS_LINUX_OSI_COMPAT_H */